Safety-pocket.



J. ZABIELSKI.

SAFETY POCKET.

AYPLIUATION FILED MAYlo, 191s.

1,080,314, Patented Dec.2, 1913.

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JOSEPH ZABIELSKI, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SAFETY-POCKET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 10, 1913.

Patented Dec. 2, 1913.

serial No. 766,705.

To aZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH ZAnrnLsKI, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Safety-Pockets, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to safety pockets and the object of this improvement 1s to provide a simple and effective means for securely locking a garment pocket in closed position. 0

Other objects will appear hereinafter:

The invention consists in the combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification, and 1n which- Figure 1 is a view of a fragmental portion of a garment equipped with a locking device embodying my invention, Fig. 2 is a section of the same taken on line 2-2 in Fig. 1, and Figs. 3, 4 and 5 are ragmental views of the device illustrating steps in locking the pocket.

The preferred form of construction as illustrated in the drawing comprises a garment 6, a fragment of which is shown, having a pocket comprising an inner side 7 and an outer side 8. At the top of the outer side 8 is an opening 9 which affords entrance to the pocket. Secured to the inner side 7 above the outer side 8 is a flap 10 adapted to close the opening 9 of the pocket. A second flap 11 is secured to the inner side 7 over the flap 10 and adapted to cover the locking mechanism.

In the arrangement of the pocket in the garment, wall 6 is slitted horizontally, flaps 10 and 11 passed through the slit and said iiaps, wall 6 and inner side 7 are secured by the same stitchings above the pocket opening 9. The sides 7 and 8 are stitched at their vertical edges and lower horizontal edge to wall 6.

The pocket is shown as applied in the ordinary patch pocket construction but by slight modilication it may be applied to all forms of pockets, as will be readily understood by those skilled in the art.

Secured to the outer side 8 of the pocket are a plurality of rings 12 adapted to pass through button hole openings 13 in the flap 10 to lock the flap 10 over the opening 9 of the pocket. A strap 14 is adapted to pass through the rings 12 to prevent the flap 10 from being raised from the rings 12. At each end of flap 10 chains 15 and 16 are secured to the outer side 8. The chains 15 and 16 are adapted to pass through button hole eyes 17 in the strap 14 to prevent the strap from becoming disengaged from the rings 12. The chains 15 and 16 are provided with rings 18 and 19, the ring 19 being slidably mounted on chain 16 and the ring 18 preventing ring 19 from passing oil chain 16. From this arrangement it will be seen that opening 9 of the pocket Will be securely locked against unauthorized entrance.

To lock the pocket, the rings 12 are inserted through button hole openings 13 and strap 14 inserted through the rings 12 to prevent flap 1() from disengagement from the rings 12. The chain 15 is passed through its button hole opening 17 at the time the pocket is made and secured to the portion 8 as already described. The chain 16 is secured to the portion 8 of the pocket and the ring 19 slidably mounted on chain 16 substantially as indicated. To insert the chain 16 in its button hole opening 17 the ring 19 is passed over the end of strap 14 at the left hand side of Fig. 1 substantially as indicated in Figs. 3 and 4 passing over the button hole opening 17 in said strap 14. The ring 18 is then passed through said button hole opening 17 from the rear side thereof to the front. The ring 19 is then slipped off from said end of the strap 14 and allowed to drop as indicated in Fig. 1. This effectively locks the pocket as already described. Vhen the pocket is in its unlocked condition the strap 14 is substantially in the position indicated in Fig. 5 so that upon raising` the flap 10 the opening 9 of the pocket will be exposed. After the pocket is fastened the ends of chains 15 and 16 may be passed under [lap 10 through opening 9 into the pocket to be out of view. The flap 11 then covers the portions of the locking device.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable of variation and modification Without departing from the spirit of the invention. I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precise details of construction set forth, but

desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come Within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In combination, a garment pocket; a flap covering the opening of said pocket; perforated members carried by said pocket and extending through said flap; a strap locking said perforated members through said flap; a chain secured to said pocket and extending through said strap; a ring on the free end of said chain; a second chain secured to said pocket and extending through said strap; a ring secured t0 said second chain, slidably mounted on said first chain and adapted to lock said chainsl together, and a supplemental Hap covering said first mentioned iap and the locking means, sub stantially as described.

2. In combination, a pocket; a `flap cov ering the opening of said pocket; rings carried by said pocket and extending through said flap; a strap through said rings and provided With perforations near its ends; tWo chains carried by said pocket and eX- tending through the perforations in said strap; a ring secured to each chain, one of said rings being slidably mounted on one of said chains; and a supplemental flap secured above said pocket covering said .first men tioned flap and the means for locking the pocket, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof Ihave signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

JOSEPH ZABIELSIII.

Witnesses:

J osi-IUA R. I-I. Po'rfrs, HELEN F. LILLIS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing' the Commissioner o1 Patents, Washington, D. C. 

